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Compensation
Average Salary for Class of 2019 Up Almost 6 Percent Over Class of 2018’s
September 04, 2020
By NACE Staff
The final overall average starting salary for the Class of 2019 is $53,889, which is up 5.8 percent over the final average starting salary of $50,944 for the Class of 2018. Read More.
Internships
Research: Cold Networking Key to Finding Internships and Jobs
August 01, 2020
By Sean O’Keefe and Barry Posner
A nationwide survey of more than 500 college seniors and recent graduates found that those who engaged in cold networking were twice as likely to get an internship. Read More.
Compensation
Computer Science Grads Projected To Be Top-Paid in Major
March 09, 2020
By NACE Staff
Computer science majors are projected to have the highest starting salary among Class of 2020 graduates earning bachelor’s degrees in the computer sciences discipline. Read More.
Compensation
MIS Projected To Be Top-Paid Business Major
February 24, 2020
By NACE Staff
Management information systems majors are projected to have the highest starting salary among Class of 2020 business graduates earning bachelor’s degrees. Read More.
Compensation
Salary Projections Dip for Most Class of 2020 Advanced Degree Grads
January 23, 2020
By NACE Staff
The projected starting salaries for Class of 2020 advanced degree graduates are mostly down from the projections for their Class of 2019 counterparts. Read More.

DATA BITES

8.4%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

13.0% (AUGUST 2020)/
7.2% (AUGUST 2019)

Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics

$50,944

Average starting salary, Class of 2018 bachelor’s degree graduate
Summer 2019 Salary Survey

58.7%

Percent of Class of 2018 bachelor’s degree grads employed full time within six months of graduation
First Destinations for the College Class of 2018

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